เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ก.พ. 2016
Hello & Welcome to another Informative & helpful Video from Kidi Kingdom Child Care Centre.
Today we are going to learn about the all too important strategy of Behaviour Management.
At Kidi Kingdom we are often approached by parents, co-workers & friends, asking about behaviour management strategies that we use to deal with angry and/or aggressive behaviour in the classroom.
We often remind adults about the importance of these 4 main points.:
- Developing emotional awareness in children
- Staying calm in difficult situations
- Accepting and acknowledging children's feelings, and
- Using clear and concise language and consequences when dealing with negative behaviour.
1. Develop Emotional Awareness
To be able to express emotion, children first need to be aware of their feelings.
You can improve your child’s ‘emotional literacy’ by teaching them to recognize different emotions.
At Kidi Kingdom we have "Quiet Zones" which are areas inside of our classrooms that are resourced with books, flashcards, pictures, etc about different emotions, i.e. I am happy, I am sad, I am angry.
Children finding it hard to control certain emotions will be taken to these areas to read stories with educators, and talk about their feelings.
2. Stay Calm
Children pick up on different emotions quickly, If feeling stressed then a child will sense this.
Calm responses will help contain your child’s anger, whilst an angry response from you, will make your child feel more enraged.
It is important that when dealing with angry and or aggressive children, adults breathe deeply and slowly, and keep themselves calm.
3. Accept Feelings and Redirect Angry Actions
Accept and acknowledge your child’s angry feelings and direct them towards an appropriate outlet for expressing their emotions.
When feelings are accepted, your child will feel more understood and more calm.
When feelings are expressed, the build of emotion avoided and so explosions become less likely.
At Kidi Kingdom we use “I” statements to acknowledge feelings, i.e. “I can see when that person took your toy it made you feel angry, I understand, “If someone took MY toy, I would feel angry too”...Maybe we could share the toy!”
4. Use Clear and Consistent Consequences To Limit Aggressive Behaviour
Get down to your child’s level – eye to eye - and, using a calm, low, but firm tone,... which indicates displeasure..., clearly tell the child, what they have done wrong.
Try Not to shout... as this suggests you have lost control.
At Kidi Kingdom, if a child stops behaving aggressively, we give them lots of praise.
However, if a child continues their inappropriate behaviour, after we have given them a warning, we impose a clear consequence, such as missing out on a fun activity.
These 4 points are great to learn and pass onto your child.
Through consistent practice & application every time, you will experience wonderful results with your child.
I trust this video has been helpful & Informative, if you have any questions, please feel free to call the centre and speak to one of our friendly & helpful educators & Teachers.
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